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Saturday, March 30, 2019

Computational
storage is an information technology (IT) architecture in which data
is processed at the storage device level to reduce the amount of data that
has to move between the storage plane and the compute plane. The lack of
movement facilitates real-time data analysis and improves performance by
reducing input/output bottlenecks.In many
respects, a computational storage device may look just like every other solid
state drive (SSD). Some products have a large number of NAND flash memory
devices that actually store the data, a controller that manages writing the
data to the flash devices and random access memory (RAM) to provide a
read/write buffer. What is unique about computational storage devices is the
inclusion of one or more multi-core processors. These processors can be used
to perform many functions, from indexing data as it enters the storage device
to searching the contents for specific entries to providing support for
sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) programs.Computational
storage products and services are starting to appear on the market and the
ability to integrate them is still in the early stages of development.
However, with the growing need to store and analyze data in real-time, the
market is expected to grow very quickly. As of this writing, computational
storage can be implemented by using one of two key products currently being
defined by the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) Computational
Storage Technical Working Group (TWG):

Computational Storage Drive (CSD): a device that
provides compute services in the storage system and supports persistent
data storage -- including NAND flash or other non-volatile memory.

Computational Storage Processor (CSP): a device that
provides compute services in the storage system, but cannot store data
on any form of persistent storage.

The
ability to provide compute services at the device level was not truly
available until the adoption rate of SSDs was in place, because traditional
storage devices like hard disk drives (HDD) and tape drives are not able to
process the data locally like an intelligent computation storage is capable
of doing.Why
computational storage is importantTraditionally,
there has always been a mismatch between storage capacity and the amount of
memory that the central processing unit (CPU) uses to analyze data. This
mismatch requires that all stored data be moved in phases from one location
to another for analysis, which in turn prevents data analysis from being
real-time. Using these products, the host platform has the ability to deliver
application performance and results from the storage system without requiring
all data to be exported from the storage devices into memory for analysis.Computational
Storage is important in modern architectures today due to the continued
growth of the raw data being collected from sensors and actuators in the
Internet of Things (IoT). Traditionally, there has always been a mismatch of
storage capacity (TB of storage data) and the amount of memory (GB of DRAM)
that the CPU used to analyze data. This mismatch requires that all stored
data be moved from one location of large size in products like SSDs to a
smaller location in memory or DRAM in phases. Due to this phased approach,
the time required to complete analysis of data was no longer real-time. By
providing compute services at the storage device level, the analysis of the
raw data can be completed in place and the amount of data moved to memory is
mitigated into a manageable and easy to process sub-set of the data.The
ability to scale storage without having to be concerned about latency is an
important consideration for hyperscale computing data centers that are trying
to manage all the stored data from companies using public cloud services, to
the dedicated data centers for social media platforms storing images and
updates, as well as data centers that are managing media and entertainment
needs for data streaming. Additional use cases for computational storage
include edge computing or Industrial IoT environments in which too much
latency can be literally cause an accident, and the need to conserve space
and power are even more important.

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April is the official month for:

From thebalancecareers.com

The following
events, industries, causes and emotions (yes, emotions) are observed all month
long in April unless otherwise indicated. Even cannabis (fast becoming
legalized), Florida tomatoes, celery, and soft pretzels are honored,
beginning April 1 through April 30—every year.

African-American
Women's Fitness Month

Alcohol
Awareness Month

Amateur
Radio Month

American
Cancer Society Month

Asian/Pacific
American Heritage Month

Black
Women's History Month

Bowel
Cancer Awareness Month

Celebrate
Diversity Month

Community
Service Month

Confederate
History Month

Distracted
Driving Awareness Month

Financial
Literacy Month

Fresh
Florida Tomato Month

Irritable
Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month

Jewish-American
Heritage Month

Keep
America Beautiful Month

Lawn and
Garden Month

Mathematics
Awareness Month

Month of
the Military Child

National
Autism Awareness Month

National
Better Hearing and Speech Month

National
Canine Fitness Month

National
Cannabis Awareness Month

National
Car Care Awareness Month

National
Child Abuse Awareness Month

National
Couple Appreciation Month

National
Deaf History Month (March 13 to April 15)

National
Decorating Month

National
Donate Life Awareness Month

National
Fair Housing Month

National
Food Month

National
Fresh Celery Month

National
Garden Month

National
Humor Month

National
Internship Awareness Month

National
Inventor's Month

National
Jazz Appreciation Month

National
Landscape Architecture Month

National
Medical Laboratory Professionals Week (last full week in April)

National
Mental Health Month

National
Month of Hope

National
Multiple Birth Awareness Month

National
Occupational Therapy Month

National
Older Americans Month

National
Parkinson's Awareness Month

National
Pecan Month

National
Poetry Month

National
Safe Digging Month

National
Siblings Day (April 10)

National
Soft Pretzel Month

National
Soy Foods Month

National
STDs Education and Awareness Month

National
Straw Hat Month

National
Volunteer Month

National
Welding Month

Occupational
Therapy Month

Pets are
Wonderful Month

Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals Month

Records
and Information Management Month

Scottish-American
Heritage Month

Sexual
Assault Awareness Month

Stress
Awareness Month

Thai
Heritage Month

Women's
Health Care Month

International and One-Day Observances

Because you may
be in the business of working with internationals, we can not forget the
participation of other countries. Here are a few international honorees, as
well as some causes that are observed globally:

April is
International Guitar Month, recognized in several countries.

Ontario,
Canada recognizes April as Sikh Heritage Month.

April is
National Pet Month in the United Kingdom, although the U.S. waits until
May to honor its non-human family members.

==============================================================In addition to this blog, Netiquette IQ
has a website with great
assets which are being added to on a regular basis. I have authored the
premiere book on Netiquette, “Netiquette IQ - A Comprehensive Guide to
Improve,
Enhance and Add Power to Your Email". My new book, “You’re Hired! Super
Charge
Your Email Skills in 60 Minutes. . . And Get That Job!” has just been
published and will be followed by a trilogy of books on Netiquette for
young people. You can view my
profile, reviews of the book and content excerpts at:

Anyone who would like to review the book and have it posted on my blog or website, please contact me paul@netiquetteiq.com.

In addition to this blog, I maintain a radio show on BlogtalkRadioand an online newsletter via paper.li.I have established Netiquette discussion groups with Linkedin and Yahoo. I am also a
member of the International Business Etiquette and Protocol Group and
Minding Manners among others. I regularly consult for the Gerson Lehrman
Group, a worldwide network of subject matter experts. My work has appeared in numerous publications and I have presented to groups such as The Breakfast Club of NJ andPSG of Mercer County, NJ.

Additionally, I am the president of Tabula Rosa Systems,
a “best of breed” reseller of products for communications, email,
network management software, security products and professional
services. Also, I am the president of Netiquette IQ. We are currently developing an email IQ rating system, Netiquette IQ, which promotes the fundamentals outlined in my book.++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

The Environmental Corner - Dedicated to the restoration of our Mother Earth

Cities,
states, and countries all across the planet are ramping up their efforts in historic
ways to reduce their carbon footprint and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.But
Trump? He’s trying to reverse all of that hard work in order to appease to Big
Oil & Gas as well as climate change deniers:Part of
Trump’s rollback includes axing fuel efficiency and vehicle standards put into
place under Obama.The price
tag for drivers without these efficiency standards? As high as $236 BILLION over the next
15 years.And that
doesn’t even take into account the fact that Trump completely TRASHED President
Obama’s Clean Power Plan -- An item at the top of the fossil fuel industry’s
wish list.We need to reverse Trump’s “virtual surrender” on climate
change: Demand he REVERSE his dangerous regulatory rollbacks

Thursday, March 28, 2019

Computational
storage is an information technology (IT) architecture in which data
is processed at the storage device level to reduce the amount of data that
has to move between the storage plane and the compute plane. The lack of
movement facilitates real-time data analysis and improves performance by
reducing input/output bottlenecks.In many
respects, a computational storage device may look just like every other solid
state drive (SSD). Some products have a large number of NAND flash memory
devices that actually store the data, a controller that manages writing the
data to the flash devices and random access memory (RAM) to provide a
read/write buffer. What is unique about computational storage devices is the
inclusion of one or more multi-core processors. These processors can be used
to perform many functions, from indexing data as it enters the storage device
to searching the contents for specific entries to providing support for
sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) programs.Computational
storage products and services are starting to appear on the market and the
ability to integrate them is still in the early stages of development.
However, with the growing need to store and analyze data in real-time, the
market is expected to grow very quickly. As of this writing, computational
storage can be implemented by using one of two key products currently being
defined by the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) Computational
Storage Technical Working Group (TWG):

Computational Storage Drive (CSD): a device that
provides compute services in the storage system and supports persistent
data storage -- including NAND flash or other non-volatile memory.

Computational Storage Processor (CSP): a device that
provides compute services in the storage system, but cannot store data
on any form of persistent storage.

The
ability to provide compute services at the device level was not truly
available until the adoption rate of SSDs was in place, because traditional
storage devices like hard disk drives (HDD) and tape drives are not able to
process the data locally like an intelligent computation storage is capable
of doing.Why
computational storage is importantTraditionally,
there has always been a mismatch between storage capacity and the amount of
memory that the central processing unit (CPU) uses to analyze data. This
mismatch requires that all stored data be moved in phases from one location
to another for analysis, which in turn prevents data analysis from being
real-time. Using these products, the host platform has the ability to deliver
application performance and results from the storage system without requiring
all data to be exported from the storage devices into memory for analysis.Computational
Storage is important in modern architectures today due to the continued
growth of the raw data being collected from sensors and actuators in the
Internet of Things (IoT). Traditionally, there has always been a mismatch of
storage capacity (TB of storage data) and the amount of memory (GB of DRAM)
that the CPU used to analyze data. This mismatch requires that all stored
data be moved from one location of large size in products like SSDs to a
smaller location in memory or DRAM in phases. Due to this phased approach,
the time required to complete analysis of data was no longer real-time. By
providing compute services at the storage device level, the analysis of the
raw data can be completed in place and the amount of data moved to memory is
mitigated into a manageable and easy to process sub-set of the data.The
ability to scale storage without having to be concerned about latency is an
important consideration for hyperscale computing data centers that are trying
to manage all the stored data from companies using public cloud services, to
the dedicated data centers for social media platforms storing images and
updates, as well as data centers that are managing media and entertainment
needs for data streaming. Additional use cases for computational storage
include edge computing or Industrial IoT environments in which too much
latency can be literally cause an accident, and the need to conserve space
and power are even more important.

==============================================================In addition to this blog, Netiquette IQ
has a website with great
assets which are being added to on a regular basis. I have authored the
premiere book on Netiquette, “Netiquette IQ - A Comprehensive Guide to
Improve,
Enhance and Add Power to Your Email". My new book, “You’re Hired! Super
Charge
Your Email Skills in 60 Minutes. . . And Get That Job!” has just been
published and will be followed by a trilogy of books on Netiquette for
young people. You can view my
profile, reviews of the book and content excerpts at:

Anyone who would like to review the book and have it posted on my blog or website, please contact me paul@netiquetteiq.com.

In addition to this blog, I maintain a radio show on BlogtalkRadioand an online newsletter via paper.li.I have established Netiquette discussion groups with Linkedin and Yahoo. I am also a
member of the International Business Etiquette and Protocol Group and
Minding Manners among others. I regularly consult for the Gerson Lehrman
Group, a worldwide network of subject matter experts. My work has appeared in numerous publications and I have presented to groups such as The Breakfast Club of NJ andPSG of Mercer County, NJ.

Additionally, I am the president of Tabula Rosa Systems,
a “best of breed” reseller of products for communications, email,
network management software, security products and professional
services. Also, I am the president of Netiquette IQ. We are currently developing an email IQ rating system, Netiquette IQ, which promotes the fundamentals outlined in my book.++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

The Environmental Corner - Dedicated to the restoration of our Mother Earth

Cities,
states, and countries all across the planet are ramping up their efforts in historic
ways to reduce their carbon footprint and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.But
Trump? He’s trying to reverse all of that hard work in order to appease to Big
Oil & Gas as well as climate change deniers:Part of
Trump’s rollback includes axing fuel efficiency and vehicle standards put into
place under Obama.The price
tag for drivers without these efficiency standards? As high as $236 BILLION over the next
15 years.And that
doesn’t even take into account the fact that Trump completely TRASHED President
Obama’s Clean Power Plan -- An item at the top of the fossil fuel industry’s
wish list.We need to reverse Trump’s “virtual surrender” on climate
change: Demand he REVERSE his dangerous regulatory rollbacks